The Heron's Nest

where tradition and innovation meet

Volume XXVI, Number 4: December 2024

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Haiku — page 17

first apartment
he holds the phone
so we can hear the train

Holli Rainwater
Fresno, Ohio

autumn equinox
a fish splashes out
of the moon

Anna Cates
Wilmington, Ohio

oakmoss lichen
on the other side
of getting older

Jamie Wimberly
Roswell, Georgia

rice harvest
the gentle song
of old mountains

Matthew Caretti
Pago Pago, American Samoa

a soft crackle
of my bones
autumn twilight

Arvinder Kaur
Chandigarh, India